A blueprint for the future, VDGG's 1969 debut is ample testament to Peter Hammill's already apparent originality and creativity.

More acoustic and melodic than much that followed, 'The Aerosol Grey Machine' sits between the singer-songwriter intimacy of 'Fool's Mate' and the brooding, apocalyptic Progressive sound of 'The Least We Can Do Is Wave To Each Other'.

An all too often overlooked gem, this is the Fie! label digital re-master.